Leading Men on the Cover of Rolling Stone
In 2011, the dashing actor earned accolades for his regular-guy role in Alexander Payne's The Descendants.
This article appeared in the November 24, 2011 issue of Rolling Stone. The issue is available in the online archive.
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Eddie Murphy
Image Credit: Photograph by Mark Seliger The comic actor was the face of our Hot List issue in 2011.
This article appeared in the November 10, 2011 issue of Rolling Stone. The issue is available in the online archive.
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Leonardo DiCaprio
Image Credit: Photograph by Mark Seliger In 2010, the actor made one of most intriguing films to date, Inception.
This article appeared in the August 5, 2010 issue of Rolling Stone. The issue is available in the online archive.
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Sean Penn
Image Credit: Photograph by Sam Jone For the Rolling Stone Interview, he was coming off an Oscar-winning performance in Milk.
This article appeared in the February 19, 2009 issue of Rolling Stone. The issue is available in the online archive.
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Robert Downey Jr.
Image Credit: Photograph by Mark Seliger Iron Man reestablished the actor's leading-man status in 2008.
This article appeared in the August 21, 2008 issue of Rolling Stone. The issue is available in the online archive.
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Kiefer Sutherland
Image Credit: Photograph by Sam Jones His long-running starring role in 24 was a television landmark.
This article appeared in the April 20, 2006 issue of Rolling Stone. The issue is available in the online archive.
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Heath Ledger
Image Credit: Photograph by Sam Jones Tragically, the young actor would be dead within two years.
This article appeared in the March 23, 2006 issue of Rolling Stone. The issue is available in the online archive.
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Orlando Bloom
Image Credit: Photograph by Albert Watson The actor already had three Lord of the Rings features under his belt when he starred in Cameron Crowe's Elizabethtown.
This article appeared in the May 19, 2005 issue of Rolling Stone. The issue is available in the online archive.
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Ben Affleck
Image Credit: Photograph by David LaChapelle The actor flexed his dark side for this 2004 cover.
This article appeared in the April 1, 2004 issue of Rolling Stone. The issue is available in the online archive.
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Keanu Reeves
Image Credit: Photograph by Mark Seliger The Matrix series took the actor to another level of stardom.
This article appeared in the August 31, 2000 issue of Rolling Stone. The issue is available in the online archive.
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Nicolas Cage
Image Credit: Photograph by Peter Lindbergh The actor starred in two films in 1999, the thriller 8mm and Martin Scorsese's Bringing Out the Dead.
This article appeared in the November 11, 1999 issue of Rolling Stone. The issue is available in the online archive.
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Will Smith
Image Credit: Photograph by Mark Seliger The former Fresh Prince became a blockbuster action star with Independence Day and Men in Black.
This article appeared in the December 10, 1998 issue of Rolling Stone. The issue is available in the online archive.
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Jack Nicholson
Image Credit: Photograph by Albert Watson One of Hollywood's truest stars sat for the Rolling Stone Interview in 1998.
This article appeared in the March 19, 1998 issue of Rolling Stone. The issue is available in the online archive.
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Jim Carrey
Image Credit: Photograph by Albert Watson The comic actor showed off his tan lines for this 1995 cover.
This article appeared in the July 13, 1995 issue of Rolling Stone. The issue is available in the online archive.
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Ethan Hawke
Image Credit: Photograph by Mark Seliger Not yet 25, the actor helped establish himself as a new leading man in 1995 with the surprise hit Before Sunrise.
This article appeared in the March 9, 1995 issue of Rolling Stone. The issue is available in the online archive.
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Brad Pitt
Image Credit: Photograph by Mark Seliger The grunge era.
This article appeared in the December 1, 1994 issue of Rolling Stone. The issue is available in the online archive.
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Denzel Washington
Image Credit: Photograph by Albert Watson He starred as Malcolm X in the Spike Lee biopic.
This article appeared in the November 26, 1992 issue of Rolling Stone. The issue is available in the online archive.
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Johnny Depp
Image Credit: Photograph by Matthew Rolston Edward Scissorhands established the former TV actor (21 Jump Street) as a bona fide film star.
This article appeared in the January 10, 1991 issue of Rolling Stone. The issue is available in the online archive.
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Kevin Costner
Image Credit: Photograph by Gwendolen Cates This "American classic" was fresh off his two beloved baseball movies (Bull Durham and Field of Dreams) when he made the epic Western Dances With Wolves.
This article appeared in the November 29, 1990 issue of Rolling Stone. The issue is available in the online archive.
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Eddie Murphy
Image Credit: Photograph by Bonnie Schiffman In 1989, the former Saturday Night Live star made his directing debut with Harlem Nights.
This article appeared in the August 24, 1989 issue of Rolling Stone. The issue is available in the online archive.
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Mel Gibson
Image Credit: Photograph by Herb Ritts The Lethal Weapon films were huge hits for the actor.
This article appeared in the January 12, 1989 issue of Rolling Stone. The issue is available in the online archive.
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Tom Cruise
Image Credit: Photograph by Herb Ritts The superstar's current movie was Cocktail.
This article appeared in the August 11, 1988 issue of Rolling Stone. The issue is available in the online archive.
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Tom Hanks
Image Credit: Photograph by Herb Ritts Another former television star who made the transition to Big feature films.
This article appeared in the June 30, 1988 issue of Rolling Stone. The issue is available in the online archive.
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Woody Allen
Image Credit: Photograph by Brian Hamill The director had left comedy behind for drama when he sat for the Rolling Stone Interview in 1987.
This article appeared in the April 9, 1987 issue of Rolling Stone. The issue is available in the online archive.
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Bruce Willis
Image Credit: Photograph by Bonnie Schiffman In 1986, he was known for his role opposite Cybill Shepherd in the TV series Moonlighting.
This article appeared in the March 27, 1986 issue of Rolling Stone. The issue is available in the online archive.
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Clint Eastwood
Image Credit: Photo by Gottfried Helnwein The veteran actor was still making Dirty Harry movies at the time of this cover shoot.
This article appeared in the July 4, 1985 issue of Rolling Stone. The issue is available in the online archive.
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Richard Gere
Image Credit: Photograph by Herb Ritts Five years before Pretty Woman, he was already considered a leading man.
This article appeared in the April 25, 1985 issue of Rolling Stone. The issue is available in the online archive.
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Sean Connery
Image Credit: Photograph by David Montgomery Many still consider him the definitive James Bond.
This article appeared in the October 27, 1983 issue of Rolling Stone. The issue is available in the online archive.
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Matt Dillon
Image Credit: Photograph by Annie Liebovitz He was on the verge of breakout roles in The Outsiders and The Flamingo Kid.
This article appeared in the November 25, 1982 issue of Rolling Stone. The issue is available in the online archive.
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Sylvester Stallone
Image Credit: Photograph by Annie Liebovitz In 1982, the creator of Rocky introduced another franchise character, Rambo.
This article appeared in the July 8, 1982 issue of Rolling Stone. The issue is available in the online archive.
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Warren Beatty
Image Credit: Photograph by Jack Mitchell The veteran actor won the Academy Award for Best Director for Reds.
This article appeared in the April 1, 1982 issue of Rolling Stone. The issue is available in the online archive.
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Harrison Ford
Image Credit: Photograph by Annie Liebovitz Raiders of the Lost Ark confirmed the actor as a new leading man.
This article appeared in the June 25, 1981 issue of Rolling Stone. The issue is available in the online archive.
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Robert Redford
Image Credit: Photograph by Annie Liebovitz The director of the Oscar-winning Ordinary People had recently helped found the Sundance Film Festival.
This article appeared in the October 2, 1980 issue of Rolling Stone. The issue is available in the online archive.
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John Travolta
Image Credit: Photograph by Annie Liebovitz After Saturday Night Fever and Grease, he started a new craze with Urban Cowboy.
This article appeared in the July 10, 1980 issue of Rolling Stone. The issue is available in the online archive.
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Michael Douglas
Image Credit: Photograph by Annie Liebovitz The actor showed a little skin for this 1979 cover.
This article appeared in the April 5, 1979 issue of Rolling Stone. The issue is available in the online archive.
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Richard Dreyfuss
Image Credit: Photograph by Julian Allen He'd just had a big year with The Goodbye Girl and Close Encounters of the Third Kind.
This article appeared in the December 28, 1978- January 11, 1979 issue of Rolling Stone. The issue is available in the online archive.
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Robert DeNiro
Image Credit: Photograph by Leonard De Raemy You talkin' to me?
This article appeared in the June 16, 1977 issue of Rolling Stone. The issue is available in the online archive.
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Jeff Bridges
Image Credit: Photograph by Annie Liebovitz This newly minted leading man starred opposite a very large gorilla in the 1976 remake of King Kong.
This article appeared in the January 27, 1977 issue of Rolling Stone. The issue is available in the online archive.
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Marlon Brando
Image Credit: Photograph by Steve Schapiro The essential Method actor underwent a career renaissance in the early Seventies.
This article appeared in the May 20, 1976 issue of Rolling Stone. The issue is available in the online archive.
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Dustin Hoffman
Image Credit: Photograph by John Van Hamersveld The actor played the late comedian Lenny Bruce onscreen in 1974.
This article appeared in the December 5, 1974 issue of Rolling Stone. The issue is available in the online archive.
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James Dean
Image Credit: Illustration by Van Hamersveld Almost 20 years after his death, he was still cover material.
This article appeared in the June 20, 1974 issue of Rolling Stone. The issue is available in the online archive.
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Paul Newman
Image Credit: Photograph by Stephen Shugrue One of the all-time greats starred with Redford in The Sting in 1973.
This article appeared in the July 5, 1973 issue of Rolling Stone. The issue is available in the online archive.